Police: Bridgewater man shot himself in leg while cleaning gun

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Feb 12, 2014 at 1:20 PMFeb 12, 2014 at 1:20 PM

By Rebecca Hymanrhyman@wickedlocal.com

A 22-year-old Grove Street resident accidentally shot himself in the leg as he was cleaning a handgun Tuesday evening, Bridgewater police said.The manís girlfriend called 911 at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday Feb. 11 saying her boyfriend had just shot himself, Bridgewater Police Lt. Thomas Schlatz said.Brian Cunha, 22, of 21 Grove St. was transported to South Shore Hospital by ambulance with a non-life threatening wound to the lower leg.Bridgewater police officers secured the scene and medical personnel from the Bridgewater Fire Department treated the injury."Initial reports reveal the gun shot was an accidental discharge of a .45 caliber handgun," Schlatz said.The incident is under investigation by Bridgewater police detectives.No charges have been taken out at this time.